TOMS Shoes » clinton global initiative http://www.tomsshoesblog.com With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 off to ethiopia http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/off-to-ethiopia http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/off-to-ethiopia#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:07:29 +0000 bmycoskie http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=2970 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’ve spent the past week attending the Clinton Global Initiative conference in NYC for the third year in a row. As with last year, I walk in to this conference with such an incredible level of respect for the individuals who participate and who are making a considerable impact on the world. But also, just as last year, my expectations are blown away. The goals that are created, and the reflections on past successes are beyond inspiring. If I could bottle an ounce of the inspiration that is brewed at this conference to give to each of you, the world would be in damn good shape in about a day. They open our eyes to the multitude of issues and challenges and hardships that drastically affect lives of all types of people. But beyond discussing the issues, this is the place where action items are created, organizations hold each other accountable, and change is realized. That’s what keeps TOMS coming back.


Met up with Jessica Alba + Cash Warren who are also doing amazing work at CGI. They’re both such wonderful people!

Today, I board a plane to another place I’m very excited about, Ethiopia. TOMS began an initiative there in 2008 providing shoes to children at risk for an awful disease called Podoconiosis. I’ve relayed to my team back at HQ how passionate I am about this initiative, and I could barely sleep last night knowing that in less that 24 hours, I will be able to experience our work there with my own 5 senses. The coming weeks will be spent far away from marketing meetings, emails and rigorous schedules, and close to the need, the disease and the people.

As much as I’m looking forward to the experiences and education over the next month, I’m also looking forward to my return and sharing these things with all of you.

Signing off, and Carpe Diem.

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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/off-to-ethiopia/feed 1 CGI 2008 http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/cgi-2008 http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/cgi-2008#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:02:15 +0000 bmycoskie http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=312 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A few colleagues and I attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative conference in NYC earlier this month, and there are some really exciting things to share! At the closing Plenary Session, Former President Bill Clinton announced that TOMS Shoes will give 100,000 pairs of TOMS shoes to Haitians affected by Hurricane Ike as a key part of a larger giving commitment.

We are partnering with some really prestigious organizations and people on this initiative who will be providing 20,000 families food every month; supplying 36,000 farmers with seeds, fertilizer, and training; providing five million liters of clean drinking water; rebuilding thousands of homes; improving education for more than 600,000 students; rebuilding two destroyed bridges; and rebuilding twelve schools.

I can’t tell to you how keyed up I am to have TOMS be a part of this project. President Clinton mentioned that, “The losses were so great in Haiti, but the talent and yearning for a better future is also great,” and this is what TOMS is about: building a better tomorrow, together.

The individuals and organizations that TOMS will be partnering with include: Rene Preval, President of Haiti; Dr. Paul Farmer; Greg Allgood, Director of Children’s Safe Drinking Water/Proctor & Gamble; Ray Offenheiser, President of OXFAM America; Wyclef Jean, Founder of Yele Haiti Foundation; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; Frank McKenna, Chairman, and Matt Damon, Spokesman for ONEXONE; Richard Roe, President of Open Learning Exchange; Ad Melkert, Under Secretary General and Associate, UNDP; Ronaldo Gonzalez Bunster, Founder of Dominican Republic Energy; Steve Green, The Green Family Foundation; Richenda Van Leeuwen, Founding Board Member of Good Energies; Ted Widmer, Brown University/Director of the Carter Library; Ruth Messenger, Director of the American Jewish World Service; Bill Lowry, Haitian Education Leadership Program; Lisa Hamilton, President of the UPS Foundation; and Dennis O’Brian, Haiti’s largest cellular phone provider. These individuals, along with their organizations,

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